Database Administrator DB2/IDMS - Sandton at Praesignis

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To manage, monitor and support mainframe IDMS and DB2 database objects and ensure their availability, performance, security and consistency in order to support mission critical business applications.
• Create and maintain business database objects within an IDMS and DB2 subsystem.
• Perform database tuning to ensure the DBMS functions at optimal levels.
• Schedule database maintenance tasks.
• Troubleshoot database and DBMS errors and provide solutions to support business when required.
• Provide input and implement operational and business strategies, industry best practices and ensure necessary ITO governance is in place.
• Perform database monitoring and notification to ensure optimal data access, to support business database applications in line with contractual agreements.
• Perform a database consultation role and provide design solutions to Business Development and Service Management to support initiatives when required for current and future projects.
• Be an integral part of the disaster recovery (DR) team which designs, performs and documents disaster recovery procedures.
• Service all incidents, changes and requests and ensure that SLAs are met.
• Enforce security standards to prevent data being compromised and to maintain database integrity.
• Provide managerial reports of database utility, capacity and utilisation in order for them to make informed decisions.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers for incident handling.

Educational Requirements:

• IT degree or equivalent Industry accreditation preferred.
• 8 years within the IT industry with at least 5 of those years being an operational DBA within a large complex corporate environment.
• Understanding of mainframe operating system concepts and experience in another mainframe discipline.
• Experience in participating in a DR exercise.
• Minimum of 4 years working experience on IDMS/DB2 databases.

Skills:

• Programming background
• Trouble shooting – Essential.
• Database analysis and design - Essential.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving - Essential.
• DB2 SQL writing - Essential.
• Database Performance tuning – Essential.
• Database security knowledge - Essential.
• Backup and recovery strategy knowledge – Essential.
• Usage of Database Utilities - Essential
• Database Internals
• Disaster recovery knowledge - Essential
• Mainframe Operation systems knowledge – Essential
• JCL and Mainframe schedulers - Essential.
• IBM Utilities and editor – Essential.
• Usage of supplied database toolsets DB2 Tools (Db2 Admin and Spufi) and IDMS supplied and DMLO navigation.

Additional information:

• The position requires standby duties and after-hours support.
• Able to provide customer support during weekend slots.
• Able to travel when required.